How many plums in a bushel?

Answer 1

In the United States, a bushel is a unit of volume used for the dry measurement of things such as vegetables, fruits or grains and is equivalent to 4 pecks. In the U.S. Customary System, a bushel is equal to 2,150.42 cubic inches, or 35.24 litres.

When used as a British capacity of measure, or in the British Imperial System, a bushel is used as both a dry and liquid measure and equals 2219.36 cubic inches or 36.37 litres.

To better visualize the capacity of a bushel, one can use the following list to get a better idea regarding the actual size of a bushel:

42-48 pounds of apples

60 pounds of potatoes

45 pounds of tomatoes

42 pounds of white flour

56 pounds of shelled corn

50 pounds of rutabagas

48 pounds of barley

32 pounds of oats

42 pounds of turnips